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A wide photograph of a large, bright hall with white tiled floor, ceiling fans and exposed steel trusses. A woman in a grey patterned sari and cream blouse stands at left with her back to the camera, facing a long double row of seated devotees on mats. The devotees wear white garments with yellow and gold-trimmed shawls and sit in rows with small brass plates and cups before them, hands folded in prayer. At the far end a framed portrait hangs on the wall above a low platform, and a small figure in white sits near it. Several people sit along the left wall beside a table of offerings. Scattered backpacks lie at the right edge.

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A photograph inside a large white-walled hall with tiled floor and ceiling fans. In the foreground a woman in a grey patterned sari with a blouse holds a lit oil lamp aloft with her right hand, facing rows of seated people. Rows of women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in white and yellow clothing with hands joined in prayer, with brass plates and small vessels set before them. A framed picture hangs on the far wall near a small table, and a red decorated panel is on the left side. No a person candidate is visibly present.2011-03-05 +2 copiesA woman in a grey patterned sari and cream blouse stands at left, arm extended, holding a lit flame aloft in a ritual aarti gesture. Rows of people in white and yellow clothing sit cross-legged on the tiled floor of a bright hall, facing the flame with hands folded, before small brass vessels, leaf plates of offerings and mats. A framed portrait with an orange border hangs at the far end of the hall, beside a sign and white-walled interior with ceiling fans. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible scene.2011-03-05Photograph of a large, bright hall with white walls, tiled floor and exposed roof trusses with ceiling fans. A woman in a grey-and-cream patterned sari stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp or fire dish before a row of seated people. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on mats in cream and white clothes, many in yellow-bordered saris and dhotis, with hands joined in prayer. Brass plates and banana-leaf offerings are placed in front of them. A framed picture hangs on the far wall near a small table. The scene suggests a ritual or puja gathering.2011-03-05A photograph of a ritual in a large white-walled hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. In the foreground a woman with her back to the camera, wearing a cream blouse and grey-patterned sari with a sparkling hair ornament, holds a lit oil lamp and a small bell or vessel. Rows of seated participants face a framed devotional picture on a low platform at the far end: on the right, women in white sarees with yellow shawls sit with palms pressed together before brass plates of food and tumblers; on the left, figures in white and saffron sit in rows. Incense smoke rises near the floor and a microphone stand stands by the platform. Several people are visible, seated in long rows.2011-03-05A woman seen from behind, wearing a cream blouse and grey-brown patterned sari with a blue embellished hair clip, holds a silver lamp with a flame toward a long row of seated participants. The seated people, many in white and yellow-gold garments, sit with palms joined on mats before small metal cups and leaf plates of offerings. Rows of seated devotees extend down a bright white hall with ceiling fans and a framed picture on the far wall. The scene appears to be an aarti offering in an ashram hall.2011-03-05A photograph inside a bright, whitewashed hall with tiled floor and ceiling fans. Rows of people sit cross-legged on mats with brass tumblers and leaf plates before them. Many men with shaved heads wear white dhotis and a few hold hands folded in anjali, while women in white saris with yellow or red shawls sit in lines at the front. A woman in white stands near a doorway at left, and a framed portrait sits on a small stand at right near a seated figure. A red-painted wall with a decorative border is at left. Some people appear to be partially seated near the edges. Many people are visible, roughly in the range of twenty to a hundred.2011-03-05A photograph inside a white-walled hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. In the foreground a woman with hair in a bun and a light-blue hair ornament, wearing a beige-and-grey patterned sari and cream blouse, holds up a brass aarti lamp with a large open flame toward a long row of seated devotees. The devotees sit on mats in two lines, wearing cream and yellow-gold clothing, hands folded in prayer, with metal cups and leaf plates with offerings set before them on the floor. A speaker is mounted on the wall at the right.2011-03-05 +3 copiesA woman in a grey patterned saree with a cream blouse and a hair clip stands with her back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp on a silver stand toward a row of seated people. Along the floor, rows of seated devotees with palms pressed together face her; many wear white dhotis or saris with yellow shawls, and banana-leaf plates with small steel cups sit before them. A framed portrait of a deity hangs on the wall at the far end of the white hall, with ceiling fans and a small speaker visible. This appears to be an aarti being offered in a hall during a satsang-style gathering.2011-03-05A woman seen from behind, wearing a cream blouse and a grey-blue patterned sari with a hair clip, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other while walking down the aisle of a white-walled hall. Rows of seated devotees on mats face forward with palms joined in namaskar; many wear white dhotis and cream clothing with yellow shawls. Brass cups and leaf plates with offerings sit before them on green leaves. A framed portrait of a deity stands at the far end of the hall beside a microphone, and a wall-mounted speaker and ceiling fans are visible. Approximately 40 people are present.2011-03-05A woman in a cream blouse and grey-and-beige patterned sari, with her hair in a low bun and a blue decorative hair clip, stands with her back to the camera holding a silver lamp with a large flame. Before her, rows of women in white saris with yellow borders sit cross-legged on mats, palms pressed together in prayer, with brass cups and banana-leaf plates set out on the floor. A framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron hangs on a stand at the far end of the white-tiled hall, with ceiling fans, speakers and clerestory windows overhead.2011-03-05A photograph of a large, bright hall with white walls and a tiled floor, where many people sit cross-legged on mats in long rows facing a central figure. The foreground shows men with shaved heads in white dhotis and shawls with maroon borders, seen from behind. The central seated figure is a woman with hair in a bun, wearing a grey-white sari, seated apart on a cloth. Several rows of participants in white and some in yellow clothes extend toward the far end, where a small altar with a framed image and a red wall hanging are visible. A camera stands on a table at left. Ceiling fans and steel trusses are overhead.2011-03-05A photograph of a large whitewashed hall where rows of seated devotees sit on mats before banana-leaf meal plates with small steel cups, their palms pressed together in prayer. A woman in a cream blouse and grey patterned sari, hair in a bun with a decorative clip, stands at the left with her back to the camera, holding a small brass vessel near a lit oil lamp on the floor. Many participants wear yellow shawls and white garments. At the far end, a framed painting of a deity stands on a small table beside a microphone stand, with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights overhead.2011-03-05